History of Rock Music Exam1 Poshek OCC

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What was Tin Pan Alley?
1. Stage name for Alison King
2. A group of rehearsal studios in New York City
3. An early R&B group
4. A group of songwriters and music publishers in New York City
5. A group of recording studios in New York City

4. A group of songwriters and music publishers in New York City

Which of the following was NOT considered part of the White roots of rock?
1. Western Swing
2. Folk
3. Country
4. Honky tonk
5. Jazz

5. Jazz

Which of the following musicians would NOT be considered an early blues artist?
1. Muddy Waters
2. Robert Johnson
3. Bessie Smith
4. Son House
5. Eric Clapton

5. Eric Clapton

1.Which of the following was NOT considered part of the Black roots of rock?
1. Rhyth and Blues
2. Doo Wop
3. Gospel
4. Bluegrass
5. Boogie Woogie

4. Bluegrass

Which of the following was critical to the development of rock music?
1. Radio
2. Electric guitar
3. Recording technology
4. Amplification
5. All of the choices
6. None of the choices

5. All of the choices

Which of the following musicians was NOT part of the Chicago electric blues scene?
1. Muddy Waters
2. Chuck Berry
3. Bo Diddley
4. Buddy Holly
5. All of the choices
6. None of the choices

4. Buddy Holly

The instrument Chuck Berry played was the _______________.

Guitar, Chuck Berry played the guitar.

What was R&B originaly called on the Billboard charts?
1. Dancehall
2. Race Music
3. Boogie Woogie
4. Blues
5. Blues and Rhythm

What led to the decline of the career of Alan Freed?
1. He went into the army
2. He was convicted of accepting payola
3. He married his 13 year old cousin
4. He stopped performing to persue a carrer in the ministry
5. Artist’s stopped recording songs he wrote

What led to the decline of the career of Jerry Lee Lewis?
1. He was convicted of accepting payola
2. Artist’s stopped recording songs he wrote
3. He married his 13 year old cousin
4. He stopped performing to pursue a career in the ministry
5. He went into the army

3. He married his 13 year old cousin

What is the term for the distinctive sound or tone color of a pitch
1. melody
2. harmony
3. timbre
4. rhythm
5. dynamics